Bobby pin dispenser and refilling means



Jan. 30, 1951 F.I A. AvELLl 2,539,684

BOBBY PIN DISPENSER lND REFILLING MEANS 7;, g 35 (34120 .sy/@55 Arroe/vf Ys.

Jan. 30, 1951 |=n A. ,wr-LLI-v l 2,539,684

BOBBY PIN DISPENSER AND REFILLING MEANS Filed'Jan. 4, 1949 z sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR. ,0H/ ,4. WELL BY l @www Ma/Md,

Patented Jan. 30, 1951 OFFICE I BOBBY PIN DISPENSER- AND' REFILLING MEAN S Philip A. Avelli, Richmond Hill, N.,Y.,

Application January 4, 1943, Serial No. 69,194!y 4 Claims;

Thisl invention relatesA tomagazinesA and'v -dispensers for bobby pins, hairpins and the like, willich are capable of being refilled or loaded with groups or packs of such pins, and refers particularly toa bobby pin dis-penser.

' The main object of the-'present inventionis tov provide a bobby pin dispenser for dispensing the pins individually therefrom in convenient` manner, and thereby avoidingconfusion andloss of time when arranging the hair.

v Another object is to provide loading or relling means for loading adispenser as mentioned with a new supply ofbobby pins in a single ll-V ing operation.

A further object is to provide aform of dispenser which may be, conveniently loaded by inserting a refill package of bobby pinsas obtainable on the market, so thatv the dispenser when closed upon the insertedl pack is instantly readyv for dispensingv pins therefrom.

Other objects and advantages of the inventionV willappear in further detail as the specication proceeds.'

lnuorder to facilitate ready comprehension of.' this invention for a proper appreciation of the salient features thereof, the invention is illustrated on the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front, elevation of the bobby pin dispenser made according to the invention and embodying the same in a practical. form;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same bobby pin dispenser as seen from the left in Figure 1;.

. 2` bobby pins therein into the dispenser of Figures` 9' andi 10;

vFigure 12' is a-.front elevation of a modification. of theloading device;

Figure 113 is. a bottom plan view of the same loading device. asshown. in Figure 12, andA as seen;

l from below in that gure.

Figure 3 is another side elevation of the same bobby pin dispenser as seen from the right in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken on line d-' in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section which is. partially a duplication of a portion, oi' Figure l to illustrate a changed. relation oi parts;

Figure 6 is a bottom plan View of the dispenser of Figure 1, as seen from below inthat iigure;

y Figure '7 is a side elevation of a manuallyoperated. bobby pin dispensing member of the device illustrated in Figures 1 to 6;

Figurel 8 is a plan View oir the same bobby pindispensing member as shown in Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a, front elevation of. a. modicetion 0E the bobby pin dispenser of Figures 1 to. 6 ;y

Figure 1 0 isa transverse section of the bobby Din dispenser of Figurei?,` as taken on line lil-lllV oi said figure Figure 11 is a perspective View oi a bobby pin refill. frame adapted; to beinsertedjwith, a Stack, Qi

Throughout the views,v the same referencel numerals indicate the same.v or like parts.

When arranging the hair, women universally insert bobby pins, if such are used', but al1 too frequently thel pins are mixed with other typesv of' pins, or jumbled' together in 'a tray, or even; lie in a heap, which conditions obviously inter-` fere With thefhair-dressing operation, due to the frequent stoppages necessary for extracting sin. ple pins from the tray-or heap.`

Upon consideringv this problem, it has occurred` to me that an effective dispenser for bobby pins should be available which makes it convenient and simple to dispense bobby pins therefrom, one by one, as needed. As a result, I have succeeded'V inproducing a bobbypin dispenser which is not only capable of dispensing single bobby pins` therefrom inconvenient manner, but is also convenient to refill With the new sup-ply of such pins when required, as will now be more fully described'. i v

Hence, in the practice of my invention, andreferring again to the drawings, a bobby dispenser, generally indicated at t8, primarily includes a container or magazine I9- having a front wall 20, end walls 2 I- and 22l and a bottom 23, which atA the left end terminates a predetermined distance from the end wall; 2l to provide av bottom delivery opening` 242 aswill; b e, more clearly defined hereinafter. In the front wall 2l) is a large rec'- tangularv opening orv slot 2,5 which* extends down to within a short distance of the bottom and is of` such width that the two marginal portions 26 andv 2 1 of front wall 20, which are disposed at either side ofj the mentioned opening,v give free access to theinterior ofthe container when open. In the inner sidesA of` the marginal portions 2E and 2]. ofthe front wall are` a pair of rabbets or vertical slots 2829 serving to receivecorrespond.- ingv tongues 3l),v 3| ofl a, vertically-slidable front (100.1 32" iWhich depends', rigidly from a top 33 which serves as. a cover for theY container and extends flush with the front door 32 and. the upper portions ofj marginal, sections 26 andg21 of the front Wall 20 and terminates at the sides or ends thereof iiush with the end'walls 2`I1 and' 22A and" also rearwardlyl flush with the rear wall 34. .Off thefeontainer. which iS- joined to. the end f rear wall 39 of the pack framev 38.

walls 2l and 22. The arrangement is such that ii the top or cover 33 is raised directly upward, the front closure 32 will slide upwardly in rabbets or slots 28 and 29 of thek marginal portions 25 and 21 until closure member 32 is entirely free and lifted clear of the front wall 20.

As best seen in Figure 6, in which a portion of the bottom 23 is broken out to disclose internal detail,; it may be noted that the back wall 34 has a wide recessed portion 35 extending from end wall 2| to an undercut slot or edge portion 35 at which point the rear wall 34 thickens and continues to the internally rounded end wall 22, as indicated at 31, the internally-rounded portion 3l serving to accommodate thev rounded head portions or bights of the bobby pins to be carried by the device. the cover 33 are removed, a special pack unit or magazine, generally indicated at 38, and shown alone in Figures 14 and l5, may be inserted by sliding the same verticallydownwardly betweenY front and rear walls 2B and 34 in suchfashion that the rear rim or wall 39 will be seated against the recessed portion 35 of rear wall 34 between end wall 2l and the .undercut edge 35 with 'a projecting endl. or edge `4B ,thereof ,extending beneath the undercut edge 35. VThe mentioned pack magazine or Yfr`arr1e38,is.transversely substantially U, shape in section, with an end wall 4l connected at right `angles tothe rear Wall y39 and to said end wall 4i is connected a irontwall 42 fitting within the front ,wall 25 of the dispensing container(4 l 8 andv extending toward' the other ,end wall 22 ofthe container slightlyfurther than the length of the previously-mentioned Upon this rear wall 39 of member 38 lis an inwardly-.projecting retainer or ridge 43, vertically along the intermediate portion of end wall 4l of the mentioned pin packmemberli .is integrally ,mmlntcd a separating member 44 whichyisI substantially wedge-shaped in; cross-section vand at the lower end projecting at 45a short distance below the lower end of the front and rear walls 35 and 42.

The bottom V23 `of the dispenser- 13 terminates 110,15 only adistanceshort of en@ Wall .2L but actu.- ally. short of meeting with the lower end 45 of the wedge-shaped spreader 44 extending doi-vri substantially to the level of the rupper surface of bottom 23 intermediate the front and .rear walls 42 and `39 of the kpack member as well as the front and rearwalls 24! and 34 of the dis-A penser as a whole. In order Yto expose a portion of the mentioned lower end 45 of the spreaden;

the front and rear walls 28 and 34 are cut back from the side or end wall 2| a short distance, while the end wall'2l itself is also terminated a short-distance above the level of bottom-23 in order to provide the dispensing opening 24 primarily provided by theshort end 45 of said bottcm. Y

The purpose of the pack frame or member 38 is to retain a stack of bobby, pins 4? between the proiecting retaining edgeor ridge 43011 the rear wall thereof and the front wall 42 in such fashlion that straight legs 48 of the pins', as indicated in Figure 15, will extend into the space 45 between the front wall 42 and the substantially parallel side of wedge-shaped member 44, while the inclined undulated legs B will engage against the inclined surface 5! of member 44 within rear wall'39-of magazine or pack member 33. Projecting ridge or retainer 43 engagesiagainst intermediate portions of the pinsto hold them against y front wall}42. 'intheV front and rear walls,2 and 340i the dispenser'proper area pair of longi- When the iront door. 32 and tudinal slots 53, 54 disposed immediately above bottom 23 and correspondingly opposite to each other, an oblong slide member 55 being transversely disposed in the slots with a pair of lnger pieces 56 and 5l secured exteriorly upon the slide member in exposed positions exteriorly of iront and rear walls 25 and 34, so as to be man-y ually accessible for sliding this member along the slotsA toward the separator 44. The mentioned slide member 55 "has a seat or recess 58 for receiving the head end 59 of the lowermo'st pin in the stack 4l, the recess 58 having a rearwardly-arcuate form, as indicated at 6E, to conform generally with a rounded head end or bight of the pin to be seated therein for dispensing from the device. In the lower portion of end wall 22 is an opening 6l through which the lower end S2 of a pendently attached spring 63 extends inwardly and abuts the end of slide or pusher member 55, the spring .being attached at the upper outerside'thereof by means of a pair of screws or rivets 54 to end wall 22 and seated in a recess or channel 55 in the mentioned end wall; The arrangement lis such that normally the inner portion 56 of the lower end 52 of spring 63 resiliently retains the pusher 55 in such position that the upper surface 58 thereof is dispose dbeneath the stack 4l of the bobby pins to support the latter in stored condition within the far'enough to the right beneath the lower end yof end wall 22 to allow the pusher to be shifted manually a short distance tothe right of its normal idle position, as indicated in Figure 5.l In thisgure it is evident thatgthe pusher 55 may be moved suiiiciently to cause spring 53 to extend at the Vlower end 52 thereof outwardly from the groove or channel 55, while the pusher Vthen occupies a position in which the recess 5 3 registers with the rounded end or bright 59 of the lowermost pin 5l s o that the entire stack will tend to drop into a lower position a distance equivalent to the width of one pin. In the mentioned position ofthe lowest rfpin 5l, the latter is clear of the'lower end of the package frame 33, except for thedownward extension 45 of spreader 44 which still remains in the path of the open end 48 and 553 thereof to a predetermined extent alongthe straight and inclined sides of spreader A44m opening 24 of the dispenser so that the pin will be manually accessible for withdrawal in a downwardly-inclined direction irom'the dispenser.I .j

It is self-evident that the packing frame 38, or4

magazine, may only serve to iirst form the means byrwhich to introduce the entire stack of pins into the dispenser and thereafter to Yretain, the

open ends of the legs in place, but must in no case block the slider slots 53 and 54. YThe nien"- tioned frame or magazine member 38 must therefore be suspended within the front and rear walls 25 .and 34 and end wall 2| of the ldispense'rvin an upper recess or shoulder portion 59 by'inea'ns of an upper marginal ange l5 which extends along'the upper edge of rear wall 39, end wall 4L and a portion of the length'o'f vtheV front wall 42A of the magazine or package frame 38. i. Inladdi-- -of the bobby pins.

balancixig.-member,l 1in adaptedl toirestion. the. upf-4 perfendiofgbobby pinstackd, a.,multi-loop spring; 1211 hav-ing the,l upper end thereon secured. in anaperture. at, 13min; top l 3T3. of the,k dis-penser, whilethelowerendr at.14a is engaged an ap.'ertureA in-ithe upper surface of balancingmember- 1| suchmanner as toexert resilient.' pressure onf theV stack 4i?? within the dispenser.- to feed the pins` downwardly;V Whenfa bobby pinET'hasthus.

beend dispensed from the device, the. pusher- 55A is notzbrought entirely the extreme distance to,

the rightwhich. would cause y another pin. to engageL with thehead portionA thereof in recess 58. on: the pusher, but rather, the latter is: allowed to stop againstthe'i'nner lower.I end 66 of spring! 63". until ano-ther pin may be required. for use. Thus, in the meantime, the pins.- rest upon. theupper surface 68S of thevpusher untill they latter is again shifted to theright to registerl afurther pin inthe recess forV beingpushed/and thereby4 dispensed from opening; 2li-zl inv thelower left portion of the'y dispenser.

bobby pindispenserisalso susceptible ot' assuming another formy in which the bobby pinv package frame or guide member is capable` of= retaining av stack of bobby'pins associatedV therewith in a special manner byqengaging both ends thereof-'fr-ctionally, which member isshown in perspective in liigure` ll' andI inactual operativeposition -vwithin the dispenser in Figure i0-,i Thus, as-alsodisclosed irl-Figure 9, a dispenser; generally indicated at 12, is provided with a` rear' wall13- and end walls 14, 15 extending forwardly therefromgvand at the forward'edges-ofethelatter vva-llsY areintegral' opposite marginal portions 16,- 1'1" having the oppositev interior recesses18; 19 for slidably= receiving the vertical'y tongues 80; 8l of' af vertically slidable front door`- 32 to whicha topor cover 83v isintegrally secured to serve as aclosure forthetop of the-dispenser for closing the same whenl the front door 8 2 is i-n its closed position uponthe front of the d 'evicei In the,l lower endy ofAv the frontv doorA 82v is an open slot- 84-immediately-above the-bottom 85, while in the rear wall 1'3 is a corresponding slot 06 for the slider- 55 which is-controlled` in this form of the invention in the same manner as .already described by means ofv nger piecesv 56 and` 51: A retaining spring $3 is mounted; in aY verticallydirected groove orchannel 65 in the end wall 1'5 witlrthe lower inwardly-extendingA end 62 having the innery end 66 resiliently abutting the outer; sideoff pusher 55; through the opening 8 1: in the lower portion of wall 1li in a position to allow thepusher 5 5 to be manually shiftedA toward end4 w'allli with incident projection of spring 63 from` groove 65 therein in order to register recess. 5.3. on the pusher with the bght 59 of' the lowermost bobby-pin G51within the dispenser.

i However, in the present form ofv the., invention, they magazine pack or frame, generally indicatedat 23B,-v hasfa thin resilient rear. wallA 89j which is normally arcruate in form andai; the right endy is enlarged to form` the externally flat wall 90 With a forwardly and'v inwardly-disposed retaining ange 9|, while within. thelatter this end wall is formed' with an arcuate curvature 92 adapted to receive the curved heads or bights 59 At the other end the resilient arcuate rear wall 89 is formed into an opposite flat end wall 93 upon the intermediate interior portion of which is integrally mounted a Wedgeshaped spreader 94 having the rear surface 95 thereof substantially at right angles with the exterior of Wall 93, while the forwardly-disposed surface@l is. inclinedr towardl the; rig-hifi in. REM?- ward direction. At the bottom, the separator 9,41 isextended? to form4 the lower projecting end` 91.

The arrangementis,suchl that when. member 88ar is-,inserted into;V the dispensing container 12, the@V ends Walls. 90.; and 9:3A will bedisposed` immediately.- withi-nithe end'Walls 15, "Hl: of' the container.;v

respectively',` with the lower. end 91 of separator 94- exposedpbelow.y the lower end. of end wall 14j;

ofthe containerand beyond: the outerend: 98;v

,. ing the bobby. pins'f-rom the device.

Inthis-iform. of the invention, also, meansare included: for suspending the bobby pin pack or frame.. Hence, upon-.theupper ends ofendfwalls. 90; andL stare provided a. pair otoutwardlyz-projectin-g A suspension. iianges |01, I 02` adaptedU tobe seatedE in the end recesses |03 and |04 in end walls 1d andv 14; respectively, of.' the. dispensing container; as indicated in Figure 9'. The pack frame or magazine 884 is, necessarilyv thus sus.-

, pended in order thatzthe lowerend thereofI will;`

clear thef slots 84: and, 86 and a-lloW.- slider 55` to slide freelyv insaid slots and dispense; the bobby.7

pins: one by.- onev outthrough. opening |00, as a1- ready described; in connection with the rst form.

,, ofA theinvention disclosed in connection with Fig.-

ures l to 6.

Howeveri, aspecialrfeature of: this'form of the inventonis that' thev pin'. pack.- unit or magazine 88;: normally: has the rearwalkgzthereof; arched;` y t0: S:1,lel1,a n` extent. that` endi Walls 90 and 93 are,

brought. closer together than the actual: lengthl ofabobbyfpin sorti-iat: the ends` or bights 59: andi' of therear-wall'v 891of'the-magazine- 88 is greaterthan the-width. of` the space. defined by the rear wall 13- and-fendWa-lis Miand 15 off the dispenser 12. Thus;` when. the magazine B8, With the bobbypinsaheld therein, is` inserted into container 12,.

y the-.front flange.` 91;r of'v end wall 90 and the front flange L06; when forced: into the containert0 engage upon. the rearsurfaces of' the forward@ iia-nges` 116 andi=111 of the container, will tend topartlyflatten therearwall` 89 against rear wall 13; ofthe` container-y while insertion ofA the door 1 82' with its innerL edges: engaging against flangesJ dispensing, opening L. of thedspenser., as al-A ready` intimated, Preferably, the dispenser, as well as the frames,y

j" unitsT or packy members, 38;, 8,8-, mayA be made of plastic;A die. cast. metal:v any material suitablel: for the purpose, and such materials are merely suggested, as any material which will serve the purpose may be freely usedfor making the apparatus in any of the forms described.

Manifestly, variations may be resorted to and parts and features may be modified or used without others Within the scope of the appended claims.

claim Having" thus fully Vdescribed the invention, I'

.1, A pin dispenser comprising a' dispensing .con-

container,'there being an opening in the bottom" of said frame extending inwardly from one end wall thereof adjacent to said one end wall of said containerand in registry with the opening in said container, a spreading member projecting inwardly fromY the interior fof said one wall of said frame and extending between and bearing aga'instthe ends Vof the legs of atleast several ofthe' 'pins in said stack,v a slide member exv. tending transversely through said container andV supportingly receiving the-bight of the lower-Y most pin cf'said stack, said slide member being arranged adjacent the bottom of said con# taine'r inwardly of the other end of the lattery and mounted in said container for sliding move# ment toward and away from the bottom open-l ing in said container, and a cover resting upon lthe openY top of said container forclosing the open top of said container. Y

'2; A pindispenser comprising a dispensing container openlat'itstop, said container having an opening in t-he bottom extending inwardly from one end wall thereof, ar pin frame having a stack said container' .through the" open top thereof, said'pin frame when" inserted in saidrcontainerl having the ends of the legs 'of said pins adjacent tosaid one end wall ofthe container and having the big'hts adjacent to the other" end wall-'of the container, there being an opening inthe bottom of saidframe extending inwardly from onev end wall thereof adjacent to said one end wall of said container and in registry'with the open` in said container, a spreading member projecting inwardly from'the interior of said one wall of said frame and extending between and bearing against the ends of the legs of at least several ofthe pins in said stack, a slide member extending Vtransversely through said container' Y and supportingly receiving the bight of the lowermostpin of Vsaid stack, said slide member beingl arranged adjacent the bottom of said containerinwardly of the other endofthe latter andv mounted in said container for sliding moveopening'in the bottom extending inwardly'froxn one end wall thereof, a pin frame having' afstack of U-shaped pins supported therein insertable in'" said container through the open top thereonsaid r pin frame when inserted in said containerrhaving'v the ends of the legs of said pins adjacent to said one end wall of the container and having the lbights adjacent to the other endwall of` the container, there being an opening in .thcY

bottom of said frame extending inwardly` from one end wall thereof adjacent to said one end wall of said container and in registry with the opening in said container, a spreadingm'ember projecting inwardly from the interior of said-one v wall of said frame and extending Abetween and bearing against the ends of the legs of atleastseveral of the pins in said stack, said slide mem,-

ber being arranged adjacent the bottom of said` container inwardly of the other end ofthe latter and mounted in said container for sliding movement toward and away from the bottom open# ing in said container, a spring means operativelyl connected to the other end wall of said container andengaging said slide member for biasing the latterto the position for supportingly receiving Y the bight of the lowermost pin of said stack, acover resting upon the open top of said con-,-

tainer for closing the open top of said container,

a follower normally resting upon said stack, and resilient means operatively connected to said covl er Vand said follower for'urging the pins ofthe.-

, stack downwardly.

i of'U-'shaped pins supported therein insertable in ment toward and away from the bottom opening end of said slide member for effecting sliding*-h movements of the latter, and a cover resting 'upon Y Y4. A pin dispenser comprising a dispensing con- Y,

tainerv open at its top, said container having an opening in the bottom extending inwardlyfrom one end wall thereof, a pin frame having a stack of U-shaped.y pins supported therein insertable in said container through the open top thereof, saidk pin frame when inserted in said container having -the ends of the legs of saidpins adjacent to tsaid one end wall of the container and hav-k ing the Vnights adjacent to the other end wall of` the container, there being. an opening inthe bottom'of said frame extending inwardly from one end wall thereof adjacent to said one end Wall of said container and in registry with the opening in said container, a spreading member projecting inwardly from the interior of said one wall of said frame and extending between and bearing against the ends of the legs of at least several of the pins in said stack, a slide member andrsupportingly receiving the bight of the lowermost pin of said stack, said slide member being arranged adjacent the bottom of said-con tainer inwardly of the other end of the latter and mounted in said container for sliding move-V mentrtoward and away from the bottom open- Y ing in said container, a finger piece exteriorlyvof said container and operatively connected to Aeach the opentop of said containerV for closingthe open top of said container.

v Y PHILP A. AVELLL No. references cited. 

